# Cheapest and most expensive places in North West to buy a house (August 2026)

Trafford was the most expensive of North West’s 35 councils in August 2026 (average house price £393,897).

Burnley was the cheapest (£136,703). The middle council, South Ribble, had £212,563.

| Rank | Area | Average house price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | £393,897 |
| 2 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | £319,016 |
| 3 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | £311,897 |
| 4 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | £284,529 |
| 5 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | £270,534 |
| 6 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | £259,224 |
| 7 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | £256,760 |
| 8 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | £243,107 |
| 9 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | £240,850 |
| 10 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | £231,161 |
| 11 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | £230,340 |
| 12 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | £223,323 |
| 13 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | £221,673 |
| 14 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | £221,105 |
| 15 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | £217,214 |
| 16 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | £216,624 |
| 17 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | £213,026 |
| 18 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | £212,563 |
| 19 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | £211,022 |
| 20 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | £203,951 |
| 21 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | £203,781 |
| 22 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | £201,483 |
| 23 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | £194,393 |
| 24 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | £191,550 |
| 25 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | £189,435 |
| 26 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | £188,833 |
| 27 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | £188,427 |
| 28 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | £188,103 |
| 29 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | £186,445 |
| 30 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | £172,654 |
| 31 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | £160,727 |
| 32 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | £156,011 |
| 33 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | £142,964 |
| 34 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | £138,065 |
| 35 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | £136,703 |

Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and partners. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-east)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices)

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-west